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单词 hyena-dog
释义

hyena-dogn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhyena-dog.
1. A South African canine quadruped ( Lycaon pictus), having a superficial likeness to the hyenas.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Lycaon (hunting dog)
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hunting dog1838
1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 57/1 The hyæna-dog, Canis pictus.
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 371/1 In the number and form of its teeth the Hyæna-Dog agrees with the dogs, as well as in its general osteological structure.
2. The aardwolf n. of South Africa. Obsolete.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [noun] > family Hyaenidae (hyena) > genus Proteles (aard-wolf)
aardwolf1833
hyena-dog1838
maanhaar1896
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 371/1 Mr. Swainson gives the name of Hyæna-Dog as the English synonym of Proteles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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